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Dan Ekner
Swedish footballer
Dan Heimer Ekner (5 February 1927 – 17 April 1975) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker.[1] He played professionally in England, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands during a club career that spanned between 1945 and 1963.
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Ekner in 1950 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Heimer Ekner | ||
| Date of birth | (1927-02-05)5 February 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 1975(1975-04-17) (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 1945–1949 | IS Halmia | 75 | (16) |
| 1949–1950 | IFK Göteborg | 19 | (12) |
| 1949–1950 | Portsmouth F.C. | 5 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Olympique de Marseille | 27 | (8) |
| 1951–1953 | Fiorentina | 60 | (11) |
| 1953–1954 | SPAL | 31 | (5) |
| 1954–1955 | Chicago Vikings | ||
| 1955–1956 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1958 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 25 | (1) |
| 1958–1960 | PSV Eindhoven | 23 | (2) |
| 1960–1962 | Örgryte IS | 7 | (1) |
| 1962–1963 | Västra Frölunda IF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1949 | Sweden B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Close
Ekner was the first Swedish player to play in the Football League when he played five games for Portsmouth during the 1949–50 season during which Portsmouth ended up winning the league title.[2][3] While at Atletico Madrid, he was part of the team that reached the 1956 Copa del Rey final.[4] He also represented clubs in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States during his career.[5]
Portsmouth
General
- Profile
- Lanfranchi, Pierre; Taylor, Matthew (2001). Moving with the BallThe Migration of Professional Footballers. Berg Publishers. ISBN 1-85973-307-7.
Specific
- "Dan Ekner - ifkdb.com". ifkdb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- "Everything you will ever need to know about Pompey". Vital Portsmouth. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1956". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- "Dan Heimer Ekner". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- "Dan Ekner - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-02-14.
